Best Public Schools in Phenix City, AL

Summary:

The Phenix City school district in Alabama consists of 13 schools, including 10 elementary schools, 2 middle schools, and 1 high school, serving students from diverse backgrounds. The data reveals significant disparities in academic performance across the district, with Lakewood Elementary School and Sherwood Elementary School standing out as the top-performing schools, while Phenix City Elementary School and Westview Elementary School struggle academically.

The data suggests a strong correlation between socioeconomic status and academic performance, with the higher-performing schools generally having lower free/reduced lunch rates. Central High School, the district's only high school, ranks in the top 124 high schools in Alabama and has a diverse student population. Interestingly, the schools with higher spending per student tend to have better academic outcomes, indicating that increased investment in education may be beneficial for the district.

Overall, the Phenix City school district faces significant challenges, with wide disparities in academic achievement and high levels of economic disadvantage among the student populations. However, the data also highlights the potential for collaboration and the sharing of best practices between the high-performing and low-performing schools within the Phenix City and Russell County districts, which could help to improve educational outcomes for all students in the area.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2024)				Ranking (2023)				Summative Assessment Mathematics (2024)							Summative Assessment Science (2024)			Summative Assessment English (2024)							Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	Rank Change from Previous Year	Summative Assessment Mathematics 3rd Grade	Summative Assessment Mathematics 4th Grade	Summative Assessment Mathematics 5th Grade	Summative Assessment Mathematics 6th Grade	Summative Assessment Mathematics 7th Grade	Summative Assessment Mathematics 8th Grade	Summative Assessment Mathematics 11th Grade	Summative Assessment Science 4th Grade	Summative Assessment Science 8th Grade	Summative Assessment Science 11th Grade	Summative Assessment English 3rd Grade	Summative Assessment English 4th Grade	Summative Assessment English 5th Grade	Summative Assessment English 6th Grade	Summative Assessment English 7th Grade	Summative Assessment English 8th Grade	Summative Assessment English 11th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Sherwood Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	706 Idle Hour Dr	Phenix City	36867	Russell County	Phenix City	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 298-7097	537	27	19.5	81.2%	190 (35.4%)	237 (44.1%)	40 (7.4%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	65 (12.1%)	51.5	335^th of 684 public elementary schools	51.0%		58.9	273^rd of 680 public elementary schools	59.9%	62	44.1	30.1	36.6					22.9			71.1	53.0	69.6					$8,457	$1,138	$7,300
Westview Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1012 Ingersoll Dr	Phenix City	36867	Russell County	Phenix City	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 298-4507	557	34	16.3	53.0%	84 (15.1%)	389 (69.8%)	48 (8.6%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (5.6%)	24.9	515^th of 684 public elementary schools	24.7%		29.2	494^th of 680 public elementary schools	27.4%	21	30.9	16.3	13.0					26.5			49.1	53.1	34.8					$9,551	$1,583	$7,950
Lakewood Elementary School	Public, Magnet	3-5	24 Explorer Drive	Phenix City	36867	Russell County	Phenix City	No	Yes	No	No	(334) 732-1173	470	22	20.9	53.2%	241 (51.3%)	148 (31.5%)	46 (9.8%)	5 (1.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (6.2%)	88.9	64^th of 684 public elementary schools	90.6%		86.3	67^th of 680 public elementary schools	90.1%	3	52.5	67.3	74.5					66.0			78.9	81.7	85.8					$8,237	$802	$7,417
Phenix City Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2307 South Railroad Street	Phenix City	36867	Russell County	Phenix City	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 732-1160	657	38	17.2	90.6%	118 (18.0%)	440 (67.0%)	45 (6.8%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	52 (7.9%)	20	552^nd of 684 public elementary schools	19.3%		24.4	517^th of 680 public elementary schools	24.0%	35	22.7	19.0	12.5					20.7			36.1	42.6	50.4					$9,224	$1,586	$7,620
Central Freshman Academy	Public, Alternative	9	2800 Dobbs Drive	Phenix City	36870	Lee County	Phenix City	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 448-8780	508	30	17.0	81.7%	96 (18.9%)	329 (64.8%)	59 (11.6%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (4.1%)								(n/a)																		$8,359	$954	$7,385
Lakewood Primary School	Public	K-2	18 Explorer Road	Phenix City	36867	Russell County	Phenix City	No	No	No	No	(334) 664-9955	517	29	17.8	53.4%	241 (46.6%)	164 (31.7%)	52 (10.1%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	55 (10.6%)								(n/a)																		$8,727	$1,216	$7,491
Success Academy	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	1700 17th Avenue	Phenix City	36867	Russell County	Phenix City	No	No	No	No	(334) 298-9876	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Ladonia Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	9 Woodland Dr	Phenix City	36869	Russell County	Russell County	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 468-5805	441	26	16.9	70.5%	242 (54.9%)	109 (24.7%)	44 (10.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.7%)	42 (9.5%)	46.7	377^th of 684 public elementary schools	44.9%		48.9	352^nd of 680 public elementary schools	48.2%	25	43.6	26.2	20.3					41.5			74.0	52.3	54.0					$11,465	$2,625	$8,838
Central High School	Public	9-12	2400 Dobbs Dr	Phenix City	36870	Lee County	Phenix City	No	No	No	No	(334) 298-3626	1,568	75	20.8	73.6%	349 (22.3%)	973 (62.1%)	164 (10.5%)	9 (0.6%)	3 (0.2%)	2 (0.1%)	68 (4.3%)	60.1	124^th of 378 public high schools	67.2%		66.9	103^rd of 371 public high schools	72.2%	21							20.6			30.9							30.6	$12,035	$1,574	$10,441
Phenix City Intermediate School	Public	6-7	2401 S Railroad St	Phenix City	36867	Russell County	Phenix City	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 298-8744	1,057	55	19.3	82.7%	244 (23.1%)	627 (59.3%)	121 (11.4%)	5 (0.5%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	57 (5.4%)	42	254^th of 442 public middle schools	42.5%		37.6	279^th of 437 public middle schools	36.2%	25				23.4	19.6									48.3	42.4			$7,963	$963	$6,980
Ridgecrest Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1806 8th Pl So	Phenix City	36869	Russell County	Phenix City	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 298-3004	762	40	19.0	92.4%	71 (9.3%)	503 (66.0%)	139 (18.2%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (6.3%)	43.1	411^th of 684 public elementary schools	39.9%		36.1	449^th of 680 public elementary schools	34.0%	38	28.9	26.7	35.5					32.5			59.5	60.0	55.6					$8,520	$1,280	$7,221
South Girard School	Public	8	521 Fontaine Rd	Phenix City	36869	Russell County	Phenix City	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 298-2527	508	30	16.9	81.9%	99 (19.5%)	327 (64.4%)	52 (10.2%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (5.1%)	35.3	293^rd of 442 public middle schools	33.7%		51.3	201^st of 437 public middle schools	54.0%	92						14.1			28.5							40.1		$8,878	$1,236	$7,622
Meadowlane Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	709 Meadowlane Dr	Phenix City	36869	Russell County	Phenix City	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 298-2568	135	10	13.7	97.8%	6 (4.4%)	123 (91.1%)	3 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.2%)	40.3	429^th of 684 public elementary schools	37.3%		38.2	429^th of 680 public elementary schools	36.9%		44.0	38.9	25.0					22.2			40.0	61.1	54.2					$11,221	$2,079	$9,123

Cities Near Phenix City

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Smiths Station	4.8 mi	6	67^th
Fort Mitchell	7.93 mi	2
Seale	12.29 mi	4	233^rd
Salem	12.41 mi	1	70^th
Opelika	14.01 mi	14	142^nd

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Alabama State Department of Education.

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